Sanctuary

Experimental Documentary Short

Created during the 2021 BRIClab: Video Art Residency

10 minutes; 15 seconds

Sanctuary combines academic research, autobiographical expression, and archival interviews, to illustrate the aftermath of African-Caribbean mothers leaving their daughters to immigrate to the United States. The project highlights the plights of pregnancy and parenting faced by African-Caribbean immigrant women to convey the turmoil experienced giving birth in the US and actively managing the silent stress of leaving their children behind in their motherland.  

S. Ez’rom Williams, Director

Andrew Trost, Cinematographer